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Marcelo Gleiser

Professor of Physics and Astronomy | Dartmouth College
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Can Science Teach Us Something About How to Live?

In science, and in life, there is an artful balance between being cautious and adventurous; to find the balance takes experimentation, tolerance for mistakes, and humility.
December 13, 2017

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PostedDecember 12, 2017
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Tagsscience, Sir Isaac Newton

Nobel Winners' Work in Physics Began With Albert Einstein

Three scientists won the prize after a 25-year-long search of the cosmos for gravitational waves — the waving of space — the one test missing for Einstein.
October 11, 2017

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PostedOctober 10, 2017
AuthorScienceSites
Tagsalbert einstein, nobel prize, physics, black holes, gravitational waves, ligo, Sir Isaac Newton

Are Science and Truth at Odds?

A curious personalization of science is underway — it's as if scientific issues are simply matters of opinion and not the product of a very thorough process.
September 15, 2015

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PostedSeptember 15, 2015
AuthorScienceSites
Tagsdata, analysis, truth, science, Sir Isaac Newton

Einstein's Universe Turns 100

Einstein's greatest lesson may be that reality is not what it seems; what we perceive as real is a distortion due to how our brains take in the world around, and within, us.
April 29, 2015

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PostedApril 27, 2015
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Categoriesblog
Tagsrelativity, gravity, albert einstein, Sir Isaac Newton, science, space, universe

What the 'God of The Gaps' Teaches Us About Science

To put God in our current knowledge gaps would not further our understanding of the universe. For that, we need science and its stubbornly secular approach.
April 22, 2015

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PostedApril 21, 2015
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TagsSir Isaac Newton, god, dark matter, universe, science, napoleon
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Flying low over clouds and myst…
Happy Mother’s Day! For all biological mothers and the mother of us all 🌍
My Twitter post on ChatGPT went viral…I hope fascination means more ethical care on how AI is trained
A trail run for Mother’s Day!
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Flying low over clouds and myst… Happy Mother’s Day! For all biological mothers and the mother of us all 🌍 My Twitter post on ChatGPT went viral…I hope fascination means more ethical care on how AI is trained

Recent Activities

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Why We Are the Only Humans in the Universe and Why It Matters to Our Collective Future

Marcelo was a presenter at Nature, Earth and Humanity: The Evolution of Connection, an international forum on consciousness.

Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement

Marcelo was director of The Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement at Dartmouth (ICE) — a nucleus of intellectual and spiritual transformation, a bridge between the sciences and the humanities that people can cross in both directions and, in doing so, enrich themselves and their worldview.

13.8: Science, Culture, Meaning

Marcelo has relaunched the 13.8 blog, where he writes about science and culture with physicist and 13.8 co-founder Adam Frank.

Question Reality! Science, Philosophy, a Search for Meaning

Trace philosophy and science through the ages in Marcelo’s newest MOOC.

How to Ignite Secular Spirituality

In this virtual meeting, convened by Synergos, Marcelo Gleiser discusses how Covid-19 is impacting our worldviews and ways to co-create a new world through our individual and collective actions.

NYAS Panel Discussion: The Enigma of Life

Marcelo analyzes the impact of awe and wonder on his own work and on the mindsets of his colleagues carrying out cutting-edge scientific research.

The Origins of Life

In this TEDxEast talk, Marcelo tells the 13.7-billion-year story of our universe in 18 minutes.

How We Make Sense of the World: Information, Map-Making, and The Scientific Narrative

A new paper by Marcelo and Damian Sowinski on applying information theory to how we make sense of the world.


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Marcelo discusses science and religion with CERN's director general, the Vatican's head of science and faith, and a scholar of Jain philosophy on BBC World Service's The Forum. Listen to the program ➞

Marcelo discusses science and religion with CERN's director general, the Vatican's head of science and faith, and a scholar of Jain philosophy on BBC World Service's The Forum.
Listen to the program ➞

 
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